meterse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
meterse — to go into
The affirmative imperative of meterse attaches pronouns to the end: métete, métase, metámonos, meteos, métanse.
meterse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to get inside, such as telling a child to get in the car or telling someone to get in the shower.
Notes on meterse in the Affirmative Imperative
In the 'tú' form, the accent is added (métete) because the pronoun adds a syllable. In the 'vosotros' form (meteos), the 'd' is dropped when adding 'os'.
Example Sentences
¡Métete en el coche ahora mismo!
Get in the car right now!
tú
Señora, métase en la casa, está lloviendo.
Ma'am, go into the house, it's raining.
usted
¡Metámonos en la piscina!
Let's get in the pool!
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'metete' without an accent.
Correct: métete
Why: Adding the pronoun 'te' makes the word proparoxytone (esdrújula), requiring a written accent.
Mistake: Saying 'metedos' for vosotros.
Correct: meteos
Why: For reflexive verbs in the affirmative imperative, the 'd' of the vosotros ending is dropped before 'os'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me meto
Meterse is a regular -er reflexive verb in the present: me meto, te metes, se mete, nos metemos, os metéis, se meten.
Preterite
yo: me metí
The preterite of meterse is regular: me metí, te metiste, se metió, nos metimos, os metisteis, se metieron.
Imperfect
yo: me metía
The imperfect of meterse uses regular -er endings: me metía, te metías, se metía, nos metíamos, os metíais, se metían.
Future
yo: me meteré
The future of meterse adds endings to the full infinitive: me meteré, te meterás, se meterá, nos meteremos, os meteréis, se meterán.
Conditional
yo: me metería
The conditional of meterse is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: me metería, te meterías, se metería, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me meta
The present subjunctive of meterse uses -a endings: me meta, te metas, se meta, nos metamos, os metáis, se metan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me metiera
The imperfect subjunctive of meterse uses the preterite stem: me metiera, te metieras, se metiera, nos metiéramos, os metierais, se metieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te metas
The negative imperative of meterse uses the present subjunctive: no te metas, no se meta, no nos metamos, no os metáis, no se metan.